Revision: Jan. 30, 2017, 9:52 a.m.
HB 356-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2017 SESSION
17-0313
04/09
HOUSE BILL 356-FN
AN ACT relative to the per pupil cost of an adequate education.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21; Rep. T. Wolf, Hills. 7; Rep. Steven Smith, Sull. 11; Rep. Grenier, Sull. 7; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10; Rep. Shaw, Hills. 16
COMMITTEE: Education
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This bill increases the base per pupil cost of an adequate education.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0313
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to the per pupil cost of an adequate education.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Cost of an Opportunity for an Adequate Education. Amend RSA 198:40-a, II(a) to read as follows:
(a) A cost of [$3,561.27] $3,591.27 per pupil in the ADMA, plus differentiated aid as follows:
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
17-0313
1/4/17
HB 356-FN- FISCAL NOTE
as introduced
AN ACT relative to the per pupil cost of an adequate education.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2018 | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $4,938,037 | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ X ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
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LOCAL: |
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Revenue | $4,773,876 | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill increases the base per pupil cost of an adequate education by $30, from $3,561.27 to $3,591.27, which would increase aid to traditional public schools and charter public schools. It is assumed this bill will effect payments in FY 2018 and each year thereafter. Based on FY 2018 preliminary data for traditional public schools (11/15/2016) and estimates available at the time of this fiscal note for charter public schools, the impact of this bill on state expenditures and local revenues is as follows (estimates for FY 2019 and beyond are not available):
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| Current Law | Proposed | Difference |
Traditional Public Schools |
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Total State Grant | $562,488,820 | $567,262,696 | $4,773,876 |
Statewide Education Property Tax | $363,148,601 | $363,148,601 | $0 |
Total Grants, Traditional Public Schools | $925,637,421 | $930,411,297 | $4,773,876 |
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Charter Public Schools | $36,585,206 | $36,749,367 | $164,161 |
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TOTAL IMPACT | $4,938,037 | ||
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education